Helsinki
We are on Holiday, our trip to Poland via Helsinki, Finland. When we booked this trip several months ago it was cost advantageous to book Finnair through Helsinki and spend 3 days there, so that is what we did. Our flight was Minneapolis - Chicago and Chicago - Helsinki, both Code-share on American. I am writing this at the Helsinki airport, after our stay in Helsinki, waiting to board our Finnair flight to Warsaw.
Our accommodations were at the Glo Art Hotel, and we both enjoyed it. Our room was clean and efficient and large by European standards. The place was about 6 blocks from the Central Train Station.
We brought our Brompton Bikes and really enjoyed pedaling around Helsinki. We were surprised by the number of people here who wear helmets while riding. Our guess is ~70% of riders were helmets, much different than when we visited Amsterdam a few years ago. The cycling infrastructure is well above average, and there are paths that parallel the main roads. Its easy to get anywhere on a bike in Helsinki. We did our own ride on July 3rd, the day that we arrived. On July 4th we did a Ride with Serge Delrue of Helsinki City Ride. On the 5th we also did a spin around town on our own.
The sun came up at 4AM and didn't set until 11PM.
Other highlights of Helsinki included a flea market, the Harbor Square (Kauppatori) where we had a nice fish lunch and the Esplanadi park square. We had a great lunch at Fafa's follows up by a beer at The Black Door Public House across the street. We had great Indian food at Pikku Nepal, near our hotel.
All the photos from Helsinki are here
Our accommodations were at the Glo Art Hotel, and we both enjoyed it. Our room was clean and efficient and large by European standards. The place was about 6 blocks from the Central Train Station.
We brought our Brompton Bikes and really enjoyed pedaling around Helsinki. We were surprised by the number of people here who wear helmets while riding. Our guess is ~70% of riders were helmets, much different than when we visited Amsterdam a few years ago. The cycling infrastructure is well above average, and there are paths that parallel the main roads. Its easy to get anywhere on a bike in Helsinki. We did our own ride on July 3rd, the day that we arrived. On July 4th we did a Ride with Serge Delrue of Helsinki City Ride. On the 5th we also did a spin around town on our own.
The sun came up at 4AM and didn't set until 11PM.
Other highlights of Helsinki included a flea market, the Harbor Square (Kauppatori) where we had a nice fish lunch and the Esplanadi park square. We had a great lunch at Fafa's follows up by a beer at The Black Door Public House across the street. We had great Indian food at Pikku Nepal, near our hotel.
All the photos from Helsinki are here
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